A Probable Case of Rotavirus Exanthem

Infantile Acute Hemorrhagic Edema and Rotavirus Infection

“…Diarrhea has been observed during episodes of AHE and related to coxsackievirus or Campylobacter sputorum mucosalis in stools (10,11). Of interest is that our 11‐month‐old patient had gastrointestinal symptoms during the skin eruption related to a rotavirus infection, which has been reported in association with various cutaneous manifestations such as Gianotti‐Crosti syndrome or exanthems (12,13), but is not known as a cause of AHE.…”

Skin manifestations with Rotavirus infections

“…A generalized maculopapular exanthem possibly related to rotavirus was described by Ruzicka et al . in 1985, 1 in a 28‐year‐old man who presented signs of hepatitis. The patient's serum contained rotavirus antibody at titers of 1 : 256 and 1 : 512.…”

“…Group C rotavirus has been associated with rare and sporadic cases of diarrhea in children in many countries. In addition to the well‐known typical clinical manifestations which is gastroenteritis, dermatologic involvement such as exanthems, 1 Gianotti–Crosti syndrome, 2,3 and recently infantile acute hemorrhagic edema 4 has been reported in association with Rotavirus infection.…”

Viral diseases

“…1 The usual clinical appearance of this group is an erythematous maculopapular rash, but sometimes macular, vesicular, petechial, purpuric, or urticarial reactions may be seen. In addition to these four families, exanthems can occur in the course of infections with the following families: Adenoviridae, Reoviridae, 4 Togaviridae, Flaviviridae, Retroviridae, Parvoviridae, Paramyxoviridae, Arenaviridae, Filoviridae, and Bunyaviridae. 2 Some of the varied manifestations of viral diseases may result from an immune reaction to the virus.…”